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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Knowles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary F Knowles, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur H (born 1871 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Richard E (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Kenneth D (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Ida B (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Sarah A (born 1857 in Dawley, Shropshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Sarah J (born 1859 in Little Dawley, Shropshire, England).


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary F

Knowles

Wife
Male

Arthur H

Knowles

Son
Male

Richard E

Knowles

Son
Male

Kenneth D

Knowles

Son
Female

Ida B

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Morris

Servant
Female

Sarah J

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary F

Knowles

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur H

Knowles

Son

Single

10

1871

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Richard E

Knowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

Kenneth D

Knowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ida B

Knowles

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Morris

Servant

Single

24

1857

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Sarah J

Cooper

Servant

Single

22

1859

Little Dawley, Shropshire, England

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